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Bulgaria Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Bulgaria Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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19.92% in 2001

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Bulgaria was 19.92% in 2001. The top 5 years were: 2001 (19.92%), 2002 (18.11%), 1993 (16.40%), 2000 (16.22%), 1992 (15.30%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Bulgaria Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2001	19.92%
2nd	2002	18.11%
3rd	1993	16.40%
4th	2000	16.22%
5th	1992	15.30%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2001	19.92%	+1.79pp	180th
2002	18.11%	+0.60pp	172nd
2000	16.22%	+2.43pp	170th
1993	16.40%	+3.16pp	162nd
1992	15.30%	+8.52pp	159th
2013	12.94%	+0.56pp	154th
2003	13.73%	−3.68pp	159th
1999	14.10%	+1.73pp	163rd
1997	13.70%	+2.71pp	154th
1998	12.20%	−1.82pp	144th
1996	12.50%	+1.13pp	149th
1994	12.80%	−3.04pp	147th
2014	11.42%	−1.61pp	144th
2012	12.27%	+0.92pp	150th
2011	11.26%	+1.05pp	144th
2004	12.04%	−1.82pp	152nd
2010	10.28%	+3.40pp	137th
1995	11.10%	−2.95pp	140th
1991	11.10%	+8.20pp	144th
2015	9.14%	−2.38pp	131st
2005	10.08%	−2.11pp	137th
2006	8.95%	−1.22pp	132nd
2016	7.58%	−1.66pp	114th
2018	5.21%	−1.02pp	94th
2017	6.16%	−1.50pp	105th
2009	6.82%	+1.15pp	96th
2007	6.88%	−2.14pp	112th
2021	5.17%	−0.04pp	77th
2020	5.04%	+0.76pp	70th
2008	5.61%	−1.33pp	90th
2025	3.54%	−0.70pp	58th
2024	4.20%	−0.19pp	74th
2023	4.32%	+0.11pp	82nd
2022	4.15%	−1.10pp	71st
2019	4.15%	−1.13pp	67th
1990	2.90%	+2.88pp	17th
1989	0.03%	–	1st

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